Did you realize that Jared Leto has a cult? He and his band 30 Seconds to Mars have an island the place enthusiasts should buy multi-tier tickets to revel in the whole thing — together with VIP time with the prophet, Jared Leto himself.

Today in Strange but True Things You Need to Know: Actor Jared Leto has a cult and his followers imagine him their prophet. 

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Back in 2019, it was reported that Jared started a real cult and he in reality invitations fans to join him on an excessively remoted island (Mars Island) where he walks round in a flow-y white dress, his long brown hair parted down the middle. Jared has admitted himself that it's a cult, pronouncing, "Yes, this is a cult, #MarsIsland," on his band 30 Seconds to Mars' Twitter page. Jared it sounds as if purchased (or rented) part of a personal island the place his lovers followers congregate. 

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Here's the reliable description of Mars Island: "Mars Island is a three night, all inclusive festival experience. Relax and restore with yoga amongst the trees, take a dip in the pool, catch a midnight screening or gaze at the stars, and catch two intimate performances with Thirty Seconds to Mars. Mars Island is an experience like no other." Did somebody inform Jared about Fyre Fest by way of any probability? While the entire thing might partly be a marketing ploy for the band, that isn't stopping Jared from embracing his new identity as prophet. 

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How much does it cost to join Jared Leto's cult?

The starter package starts at $995 (which does not come with travel), and it is going as much as $6,499, which is the highest tier. If you move with this package deal, you get an "exclusive VIP experience" with Jared himself. The match, which is positioned in Croatia, is going down from August 21-24, 2020. 

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The cult's fans are referred to as the "Echelon." In a promotional video, we be told that the Echelon is: "Belief, Hope, Emotions, Understanding, Music, Support, World Unification, Love, Shouts, Communication, Freedom, Happiness Tears, Dreams; It Is The Family." The video displays faithful lovers with exact Echelon tattoos. Members of the Echelon also use the uniting hashtag #YouWouldntUnderstand, which is kind of a motto that Jared started and makes use of himself. (It's extensively utilized to struggle again against any nay-sayers.) 

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Is Jared's cult associated with the undeniable fact that the actor/prophet did not know that the world was once in the center of a virus until he returned from his 12-day retreat? Was he on cult-related duties? On March 16, he tweeted, "Wow. 12 days ago I began a silent meditation in the desert. We were totally isolated. No phone, no communication etc. We had no idea what was happening outside the facility." 

He added, "Walked out yesterday into a very different world. One that's been changed forever. Mind blowing - to say the least. I'm getting messages from friends and family all around the globe and catching up on what's going on." This is what happens if you find yourself in a cult! You do not understand the global has succumbed to a virulent disease!

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Way again in 2013, Jared told the New York Times that his cult was "a joke, a response to journalists saying, 'You have such a cult following." But it kind of feels like Jared and his band took the label very, very severely. Since 2015, they have held "summer camps." In all seriousness...Jared's "cult" might simply be a Fyre Fest-like advertising tool for his band 30 Seconds to Mars which hopes to host an isolate, sumptuous tournament round track and spirituality. Or perhaps it's in point of fact a cult-cult. Maybe we just... #DontUnderstand. 

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